Karnataka colleges get the final word in PU transfers

Karnataka colleges get the final word in PU transfers

Bangalore: More than 10,000 students seeking admission into other colleges for the II PU course can now do so without any hindrance.
The Karnataka high court on Monday rejected an interlocutory application filed by the PU department on change of colleges, following which the department decided to vest colleges with the power to decide on admitting students from other institutions for II PU.
A top official of the PU department said that following the court order that the department could not restrain students from seeking better colleges after the first year to continue their studies, the department issues a circular to all colleges, directing them to decide on the applications.
“Earlier, we had decided to scrutinise all applications in the department itself. But now, we decided to delegate the power to the colleges itself, due to lack of time, as the next academic year is set to begin on June 1. We have received more than 7,000 applications form students in Bangalore alone for a change in college. We have vested powers with the concerned colleges to decide on the applications and admit students accordingly in the II PU courses,” department sources said.
The sources added that many students had applied for admissions to colleges that were blacklisted for mass copying during examinations. Hence, a circular was issued on April 12 putting riders on change of college for the II PU courses. However, the court observed the circular as curbing the fundamental rights of students to study in a good institution that imparted better quality education. “Hence, we decided to delegate powers to the colleges concerned,” an official said.
On Monday, the high court rejected the interlocutory application filed by the state seeking a vacation of the four-week-old stay order on the April 21 circular. “You are not conferring any right, but restraining their (students’) fundamental rights to study in a college of their choice with the circular. How can you restrain them like that?” the bench observed.
The circular had allowed transfers only on two grounds – when the parent(s) of a student were transferred, or when the parent(s) retired from service and wanted to shift to another place. But this was stayed by a single judge and later confirmed by the division bench.

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